Dad's Old Gun

My first gun was one just like it. I still have it!

My first gun was the one my dad passed down to me when he died. That started the passion I have now.

I just shot my dad's single six this morning. He got it when he was a young man and passed it down to me at the same age. It's always a delight to shoot something like that.

Nice, real nice.....................

That's a real nice looking gun. You're dad's kept it in really good shape.

Got my grand dads, looks just like it. One of my treasures

you must be proud of your dad. what a nice story.

Look just like the J.C. Higgins that got passed through me to my youngest son.

I learned to shoot on one just like that. Brings back a smile and a few pleasant memories. That was back in the summer I turned 11, at a boy scout camp during a spring camp session.

I do hope that kind of tradition stays around in your family. That rifle is one that will help build memories for a lifetime.

Beautiful gun.
What's the difference between the pictured gun and a Winchester Model 67?
They look, from this angle, very similar.

Mine was a Stevens Springfield 120. My Dad bought it used for me in 1962 or 63. It had a blade front sight with no bead on top. I could hit anything I could see with it and I had 20-15 vision. It was just like this except for the fluted area on the forestock and the blade front sight (if I can make out the front sight in the pic accurately.)

doc540 said:

Had coffee with him this morning.

He turns 91 in November.

Says he got this one when he was 12 and could strike a kitchen match with it.

Who am I to doubt my dad? He was piloting a B-17 at age 24.

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sweet real wood and blued steel

The depression era gentlemen were tough, had to be. Too bad today's saggy britches crowd doesn't understand what real toughness is.

Beautiful old gun. Love it. Much nicer than some of the stuff Stevens made later.

I have my fathers that is just the same and a newer version that was my first .22 rifle from 1964. I later picked up a Marlin model 101 with the loop cocking handle for about $10 as a cheap truck gun. Also have a friends Mossberg that looks identical from about 1908 that belonged to his grandfather that I need to go over for him and clean. The beauty of these was the minimum number of working parts and being a single shot that single box of ammo lasted a looong time.

Doc - Got one in my shop right now...

that I am restoring. It was my clients' "Dad's old gun", just not in very good shape. Re-lined the barrel, getting a re-blue, chromed the bolt, rebuild firing pin, refinish the stock. It is a Springfield Arms Co., Model 53A, out of Chickopee Mass. Just a little TLC and she'll be good for another 50 years. Enjoy!

Cherish you time with your Dad. Yea, he probably could strike a kitchen match with it too.

I was allowed to shoot the exact same gun by my Dad when I was 5 years old, he gave it to me for my 10 th birthday.

Cherish those memories. Dad passed June 26th he would have 91 Sept 3rd.

I have Dad's bring back P38 and I believe I am about to acquire his 56 Marlin 39A. Both of those, albeit not in collectors condition, would be the cream of my locker and never for sale.

Like I said, that`s a nice rifle, here`s mine it`s a Western Field Model 32..........